Big Amu Darya Shovelnose Sturgeon (Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni)
Small narrow snout (dwarf) form
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The first 11 photos were taken on 04.04.2026
The next 3 photos were taken on 19.03.2026
a morphplogical form of P. kaufmanni - small narrow snout (dwarf) form with very short filament on its tail and with lower parts of its nostrils on each side of the snout are reduced or covered
iNaturalist link:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/343829319
Microchip implant 900263004-531346
Implanted 04.04.2026
Origin:The Amu Darya river, town of Pitnak area (Khorezm province, Uzbekistan); 18.03.2026; weight 80 g
The weight data may not be correct before 04.04.2026 due to scales lapse that were not properly checked.
Ultra sound screening with AcuVista VT880a portable water proof ultra sound scanner:
Date: 04.04.2026
Result: female, the second stage ?
Weight on 04.04.2026 - 78 g
Videos of ultra sound screening on 04.04.2026: